HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 20538
COUNCIL ORDINANCENO. 20538
COUNCIL BILL 5123
AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING THE DEFINITION OF
MOTORIZED TRANSPORTATION DEVICE, OPERATING
BICYCLES AND SKATEBOARDS ON SIDEWALKS AND
AMENDING SECTIONS 5.010, 5.160, 5.400, AND 5.450 OF
THE EUGENE CODE, 1971.
ADOPTED:July 28, 2014
SIGNED:July 29, 2014
PASSED:7:1
REJECTED:
OPPOSED:Taylor
ABSENT:
EFFECTIVE: August 29, 2014
ORDINANCE NO. 20538
AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING THE DEFINITION OF MOTORIZED
TRANSPORTATION DEVICE, OPERATING BICYCLES AND SKATEBOARDS
ON SIDEWALKS AND AMENDING SECTIONS5.010, 5.160, 5.400, AND 5.450
OF THE EUGENE CODE, 1971.
THE CITY OF EUGENE DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1.
Section 5.010 of the Eugene Code, 1971, is amended by revising the
definition of “Motorized transportation device” to provide as follows:
5.010Definitions
. In addition to those definitions contained in ORS Chapters 801
to 825, and Chapter 153, the following words or phrases, except where the
context clearly indicates a different meaning shall mean:
Motorized transportation device.
Except for an electric assisted bicycle,
any vehicle that is not propelled exclusively by human power, including but
not limited to, an electric personal assistive mobility device, a moped, a
motor assisted scooter, a motor vehicle, a motorcycle, a motorized
skateboard, any similar vehicle that operates without human propulsion.
Section 2.
Section 5.160 of the Eugene Code, 1971, is amended to provide as follows:
5.160Unlawful Use of Motorized Transportation Device.
(1)
No motorized transportation device may be operated on any city owned
off-street bicycle or pedestrian path or trail, unless exempt. A
motorized transportation device is exempt from this provision if it is
used as a mobility aid by a person with a mobility impairment, used by a
person with express permission from the City, or used by a City
employee or agent in the course of City business.
(2)
No person shall operate a motorized transportation device in a manner
causing excessive, unnecessary, or offensive noise which disturbs the
peace and quiet of any neighborhood or which causes discomfort or
annoyance to a reasonable person of normal sensitivity.
(3)
In addition to the prohibition in subsection (1) of this section, no person
may operate an electric assisted bicycle (when not being operated by
human propulsion) on any city owned off-street bicycle or pedestrian
path or traillocated within the East Alton Baker Plan boundary.
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Section 3.
Subsection (1) of Section 5.400 of the Eugene Code, 1971, is amended to
provide as follows:
5.400Operating Rules
.
(1)
No person may ride a bicycle on a sidewalk in that area bounded by the
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eastern sidewalk along Lincoln Street between 8and 13Avenues,
the northern sidewalk along 8th Avenue between Lincoln and Pearl
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Streets, on either side of Willamette Street between 7and 8
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Avenues, the eastern sidewalk along Pearl Street between 8and 13
Avenues, on either side of Broadway between Pearl and High Streets,
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and on the northern sidewalk along 13Avenue between Pearl and
Lincoln Streets.
Section 4.
Subsection (2) of Section 5.450 of the Eugene Code, 1971, is amended to
provide as follows:
5.450Skateboards
.
(2)
No person shall ride a skateboard:
(a)On any sidewalk within the area bounded by theeastern sidewalk
along LincolnStreetbetween 8th and 13th Avenues, the northern
sidewalk along 8th Avenue between Lincoln and Pearl Streets, on
either side of Willamette Street between 7th and 8th Avenues, the
eastern sidewalk along Pearl Street between 8th and 13th
Avenues, on either side of Broadway between Pearl and High
Streets, and on the northern sidewalk along 13th Avenue between
Pearl and Lincoln Streets.
(b)In any multi-level parking facility within the city.
(c)Within ten feet of any major bus transfer station.
(d)In the portion of a street designated for automobile traffic, except
when crossing a street in a crosswalk or at a right angle.
(e)On Alder Street, including the sidewalks thereof, between and
including the southern sidewalk of East 12th Avenue and the
northern sidewalk of East 14th Avenue, nor on East 13th Avenue,
including the sidewalks thereof, between and including the
eastern sidewalk of Pearl Street and the eastern sidewalk of
Kincaid Street.
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